Event Calendar

Date
Event
Venue
14 - 15 January Open Championship IFQ - Australasia Kingston Heath Golf Club
Kingston Heath Golf Club
International Final Qualifying (IFQ) events for The Open Championship were introduced in 2004 and are held on five continents to give more players from around the world the chance to gain direct entry into golf’s oldest championship.
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20 - 21 January Open Championship IFQ - Africa Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club
International Final Qualifying (IFQ) events for The Open Championship were introduced in 2004 and are held on five continents to give more players from around the world the chance to gain direct entry into golf’s oldest championship.
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10 - 11 March Open Championship IFQ - Asia Saujana Golf & Country Club
Saujana Golf and Country Club
International Final Qualifying (IFQ) events for The Open Championship were introduced in 2004 and are held on five continents to give more players from around the world the chance to gain direct entry into golf’s oldest championship.
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24 May Open Championship IFQ - America Gleneagles Country Club
Gleneagles Country Club
International Final Qualifying (IFQ) events for The Open Championship were introduced in 2004 and are held on five continents to give more players from around the world the chance to gain direct entry into golf’s oldest championship.
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07 June Open Championship IFQ - Europe Sunningdale
International Final Qualifying (IFQ) events for The Open Championship were introduced in 2004 and are held on five continents to give more players from around the world the chance to gain direct entry into golf’s oldest championship.
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14 - 19 June The Amateur Championship Muirfield and North Berwick
Muirfield
The secretary of Royal Liverpool Golf Club came up with the idea of an amateur event in 1885 to which leading clubs were invited to send entrants. A total of 44 players from 12 clubs took part. Now, 125 years later, 288 players compete for the title, which grants the winner an Open Championship place and a Masters Tournament invitation.
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21 June Open Championship Regional Qualifying Various Venues
Open Championship Regional Qualifying
Regional Qualifying is the first stage of qualification for most of those who hope to gain an exemption into The Open Championship. 16 venues will host this qualifying stage. Successful competitors will be rewarded with a place at Local Final Qualifying. Regional Qualifying for the 2010 Open will be played on 21 June 2010 at 16 clubs: Abridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed (Goswick), Clitheroe, County Louth, Coventry, East Sussex National, Effingham, Enville, Ferndown, Gog Magog, Lindrick, Mere, Musselburgh, Old Fold Manor, Pannal and The London.
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29 June Open Championship Local Final Qualifying Various Venues
Open Championship Local Final Qualifying
Local Final Qualifying is the traditional way for non-exempt players to win a place at The Open. In 2010 there will be four Local Final Qualifying venues offering 12 exemptions into the 150th Anniversary Championship at St Andrews. Local Final Qualifying for the 2010 Open will be played on 29 June 2010 at Fairmont St Andrews, Kingsbarns Links, Ladybank and Scotscraig.
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12 - 14 July The Junior Open Championship Lundin Golf Club
Lundin Links will be the venue for the Junior Open in 2010
The Junior Open Championship came under The R&A's administrative umbrella in 2000, having been founded in 1994. The biennial event, to which all golfing nations affiliated to The R&A are invited to enter their best under-16 boy and girl golfers, is closely linked to The Open Championship and is always played on a nearby course.
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15 - 18 July The Open Championship St Andrews
St Andrews
The Open Championship is golf’s oldest Major, celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2010. The world’s best will be in St Andrews once again to compete for the game’s most coveted prize.
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22 - 25 July The Senior Open Championship Carnoustie
Carnoustie Golf Links
The Senior Open Championship is an event staged by The R&A in collaboration with the European Senior Tour. In 2010, the Championship visits Carnoustie for the first time in its 24-year history.
Visit the Official Site
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03 - 05 August The Boys Home Internationals Southerness Golf Club
Southerness
The Boys Home Internationals began life in 1923 as a match between the boys teams of England and Scotland, played on the day before the Boys Amateur Championship. In 1972, a match between Ireland and Wales was added. And since 1996, the internationals have been played as a round robin event between the four countries over three days.
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10 - 15 August The Boys Amateur Championship Kilmarnock (Barassie) & Dundonald Links
Kilmarnock (Barassie)
The Boys Amateur Championship was inaugurated by two members of Royal Ascot Golf Club in 1921 and played by competitors under the age of 16, before the age limit was raised to 18 two years later. In 1948, The R&A were invited to take over the administration of the event, the Past Champions of which include Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia.
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11 - 13 August The Seniors Open Amateur Championship Walton Heath
Walton Heath
Launched by The R&A in 1969 and contested for the first time at Formby, the Seniors Open Amateur Championship was an instant success. Charlie Green has been the most successful player in the history of the event, winning six times in seven years from 1988.
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27 - 28 August The St Andrews Trophy Castelconturbia, Italy
Castleconturbia
Like the Walker Cup, the St Andrews Trophy is a biennial international match which takes place in non-Walker Cup years. It is contested by most talented amateur golfers from Great Britain and Ireland and the Continent of Europe using a format which mirrors that of its more well-known counterpart.
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27 - 28 August The Jacques Leglise Trophy Castelconturbia, Italy
Castleconturbia
The Jacques Leglise trophy is the under-18 equivalent of the St Andrews Trophy. It is played annually, though it shares a venue with its older brother whenever the senior competition is being played. Many of today's top professionals, like Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia, have contested the Match in the past.
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20 - 23 October The Espirito Santo Trophy Olivos Golf Club and Buenos Aires Golf Club, Argentina
Espirito Santo Trophy
The Espirito Santo Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964 and, for the first three decades, it was dominated by the United States. There have, however, been six different winners in six events from 1996 to 2006, South Korea being one of them. The current champions are Sweden..
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28 - 31 October The Eisenhower Trophy Olivos Golf Club and Buenos Aires Golf Club, Argentina
Eisenhower Trophy
The Eisenhower Trophy is a biennial amateur team golf competition for men organised by the International Golf Federation. Named after Dwight D. Eisenhower, former President of the United States and keen amateur golfer, it now welcomes teams from more than 60 nations.
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The Espirito Santo Trophy
Wednesday, October 20 2010The Espirito Santo Trophy
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